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Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze

Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze (Heini Klopfer Ski Flying Hill) is a ski flying hill in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was opened in 1950, and was later renamed after its architect, Heini Klopfer.[1] A total of 21 world records have been set on the hill. The venue should not be confused with the Schattenberg ski jumping hill, also in Oberstdorf, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north.

Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
The hill in 2018
Constructor(s)Heini Klopfer
LocationOberstdorf
Germany
OperatorSC Oberstdorf
Opened
  • 2 February 1950 (test)
  • 28 February 1950 (official)
Renovated
  • 1973
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1986
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2017
Size
K–point200 m (660 ft)
Hill size235 m (771 ft)
Hill record242.5 m (796 ft)
Slovenia Domen Prevc
(20 March 2022)
Spectator capacity40,000
Top events
Ski Flying World Championships

History

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1949: Plans and realisation

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In 1949, they were originally discussing about whether they should just rather enlarge the existing Schattenbergschanze or build a complete new hill with calculation point at K120.

Three ski jumpers Heini Klopfer, Sepp Weiler and Toni Brutscher together made a final decision to build a complete new hill and they found the perfect location. Inspired by Planica, they wanted to beat legendary Bloudkova velikanka in Slovenia, as the long time world record breaking and leading hill. Starting in July, hill construction was completed as planned in only five months, finished on 10 December.[2][3]

1950: Opening with four world records

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On 2 February 1950, hill test was reserved for founding trio only. Heini Klopfer jumped as first ever landing at 90 metres, Toni Brutscher at 112 metres and Sepp Weiler at 115 metres.

From 28 February to 5 March 1950, hill was officially opened with ski flying week, which was a just a copy of the competition format from Planica. Between 60,000 and 170,000 people have gathered in total.[4][5][6]

On 28 February, Austrian ski jumper Willi Gantschnigg set the first official world record at 124 metres (408 feet) and two days later broke his leg crashing at 130 metres (427 ft) world record distance.[7]

On 2 March, Sepp Weiler improved world record at 127 metres (417 feet). And Austrian Hans Eder was disqualiefied at 130 metres (427 ft) world record distance.[8]

On 3 March, records were beat again by Andreas Däscher at 130 metres (427 feet) and Dan Netzell at 135 metres (443 feet). After both of them Sepp Weiler landed at 133 metres (436 feet).[9][10][nb 1]

1951: Ski Flying Week II with world record

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From 28 February to 4 March 1951, the second Ski Flying Week was held, with over 120,000 spectators attending. Tauno Luiro from Finland set the official world record at 139 metres (456 feet) on the third day of competition.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

1952: Ski Flying Week III

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Hill construction timeline.

From 28 February to 2 March 1952, third Ski Flying Week took place, with over 60,000 attendees. Competition was interrupted on all three days due to weather conditions. FIS committee decided to grade distances only. No official results was published.

All jumpers that exceeded 100 metres distances, received a commemorative needle engraved with the distance achieved. Toivo Lauren from set the longest distance of the weekend at 131 metres (430 ft).[18]

1955: Ski Flying Week IV

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From 26 to 27 February 1955, fourth Ski Flying Week was held. Four jumps in total, two from each day, counted into official results. Hemmo Silvennoinen won the competition with 452.5 points in front of Alfredsen and Brutscher.[19][20]

1958: Bolkart fell at WR distance

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On 21 March 1958, first day of Ski Flying Week V was held in front of 5,000 people. Trial jumps (reserved competition day) opened by Toni Brutscher at 97 metres were held, which would conditionally count into official results, if one of two competition days would be canceled due to weather conditions. 36 ski jumpers from ten different countries were on start, jumps were scored and judged by Straumann method. Aarne Valkama made a top score with 239.8 points (136 and 126 metres).[21]

On 22 March 1958, first competition day was held in front of 18,000 people. Only one of 35 jumpers didn't beat 100 metres mark. Andreas Däscher made a top score today with 237.8 points (125 and 128 metres).[22]

On 23 March 1958, last competition day was held in front of 50,000 people. West German Max Bolkart fell at 139 metres (456 feet) world record distance. Helmut Recknagel (378.8 points) won in front of Däscher (369.6 points) and Vitikainen (351.6 points).[23]

1961: Šlibar set new world record at 141 metres

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On 23 February 1961, first day of Ski Flying Week VI was held in front of 8,000 people, with first trial jumps in three rounds. Among 36 jumpers, Otto Leodolter, Maatela and Wolfgang Happle set the distance of the day at 136 metres (446 ft).[24]

On 24 February 1961, second day of Ski Flying Week VI was held in front of 20,000 people, second trial jumps in two rounds (reserved day), which would conditionally count into official results, if one of next two competition days would be canceled due to weather conditions. In the second round at 13:41 local time, Yugoslavian (Slovenian) Jože Šlibar set the new WR at 141 metres (463 feet), with 103 km/h at take-off. Heini Klopfer himself was measuring the distance for half an hour, then published it.[25][26][27]

On 25 February 1961, first competition day with two rounds counting into final results, first round was canceled. Wolfgang Happle from West Germany fell at 145 metres (476 feet) world record distance.[28]

On 26 February 1961, second and final competition day in front of 50,000 people was held. Three rounds, two best (and total four) rounds counted into final results. Helmut Recknagel from East Germany won the two-day competition.[29]

1964: Sjöberg, Motejlek and Zandanel set world records

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On 14 February 1964, first day of Ski Flying Week VII was held in front of 3,000 people, an official training (reserved competition day) in two round, which would conditionally count into official results, if one of next two competition days would be canceled due to weather conditions. 36 jumpers from 12 countries performed today. Kjell Sjöberg from Sweden tied Šlibar's world record at 141 metres (463 feet). Points sistem scoring was classic, as Straumann's device didn't work properly.[30][31]

On 15 February 1964, first competition day in front of 20,000 people was held, with three rounds, two best into final results. Dalibor Motejlek from Czechoslovakia set the new world record at 142 metres (466 feet).[32]

On 16 February 1964, second and final competition day was held. Three rounds today, two best (and total four) rounds counted into final results. Nilo Zandanel from Italy set the new world record at 144 metres (472 feet).[33]

Events

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  FIS Ski Flying World Championships (in 1998 also the World Cup event.)
Date Year Hillsize Winner Second Third
↓ FIS International Ski Flying Week ↓
28 February  
—  
5 March  		 1950 K120   Sepp Weiler   Andreas Däscher   Dan Netzell
28 February  
—  
4 March  		 1951 K122   Tauno Luiro   Fritz Schneider   Sepp Bradl
28 February  
—  
2 March  		 1952 K120 International Ski Federation did not allow organizers to publish official results;
jury was allowed to score and publish only distances, not style
26–27 February   1955   Hemmo Silvennoinen   Jack Alfredsen   Toni Brutscher
22–23 March   1958   Helmut Recknagel   Andreas Däscher   Raimo Vitikainen
25–26 February   1961   Helmut Recknagel   Otto Leodolter   Wolfgang Happle
↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week ↓
15–16 February   1964   Kjell Sjöberg   Paavo Lukkariniemi   Nilo Zandanel
11–12 February   1967   Lars Grini   Peter Lesser   Kjell Sjöberg
8–9 March   1970   Josef Matouš   Rudolf Höhnl   Reinhold Bachler
↓ 2nd FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
10–11 March   1973 K175   Hans-Georg Aschenbach   Walter Steiner   Karel Kodejška
↓ K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week ↓
5–7 March   1976 K175   Toni Innauer   Heinz Wosipiwo   Hans Wallner
2–4 March   1979 K175   Andreas Hille   Josef Samek   Leoš Škoda
↓ 6th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
28 February  
—  
1 March  		 1981 K175   Jari Puikkonen   Armin Kogler   Tom Levorstad
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
17 March   1984 K180   Matti Nykänen   Pavel Ploc   Jens Weißflog
18 March     Matti Nykänen   Jens Weißflog   Pavel Ploc
↓ 10th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
13 March   1988 K182   Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl   Primož Ulaga   Matti Nykänen
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
25 January   1992 K182   Werner Rathmayr   Andreas Felder   Mikael Martinsson
26 January     Werner Rathmayr   Andreas Felder   Andreas Goldberger
25 February   1995 K182   Andreas Goldberger   Roberto Cecon   Jens Weißflog
26 February   cancelled due to heavy snowfall
↓ 15th FIS Ski Flying World Championships = FIS World Cup ↓
24 January   1998 K185   Sven Hannawald   Kazuyoshi Funaki   Kristian Brenden
25 January     Kazuyoshi Funaki   Dieter Thoma   Sven Hannawald
Championships (24–25 January)   Kazuyoshi Funaki   Sven Hannawald   Dieter Thoma
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
3 March   2001 K185   Risto Jussilainen   Veli-Matti Lindström   Matti Hautamäki
4 March     Martin Schmitt   Adam Małysz   Risto Jussilainen
7 February   2004 K185   Roar Ljokelsoy   Janne Ahonen   Noriaki Kasai
8 February   cancelled due to strong wind
27 January   2007 HS213 lack of snow; rescheduled to nearby Schattenbergschanze HS137 large hill
28 January  
↓ 20th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
22–23 February   2008 HS213   Gregor Schlierenzauer   Martin Koch   Janne Ahonen
24 February     Austria   Finland   Norway
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
14 February   2009 HS213   Harri Olli   Anders Jacobsen   Johan Remen Evensen
15 February     Finland   Russia   Austria
30 January   2010 HS213   Austria   Norway   Finland
31 January     Anders Jacobsen   Robert Kranjec   Johan Remen Evensen
5 February   2011 HS213   Martin Koch   Tom Hilde   Gregor Schlierenzauer
6 February     Austria   Norway   Germany
18 February   2012 HS213   Martin Koch   Daiki Ito   Simon Ammann
19 February     Slovenia   Austria   Norway
16 February   2013 HS213   Richard Freitag   Andreas Stjernen   Gregor Schlierenzauer
17 February     Norway   Austria   Slovenia
4 February   2017 HS225   Stefan Kraft   Andreas Wellinger   Kamil Stoch
5 February     Stefan Kraft   Andreas Wellinger   Jurij Tepes
↓ 25th FIS Ski Flying World Championships ↓
19–20 February   2018 HS235   Daniel-André Tande   Kamil Stoch   Richard Freitag
21 January     Norway   Slovenia   Poland
↓ FIS World Cup ↓
1 February   2019 HS235   Timi Zajc   Dawid Kubacki   Markus Eisenbichler
2 February     Ryōyū Kobayashi   Markus Eisenbichler   Stefan Kraft
3 February     Kamil Stoch   Evgeniy Klimov   Dawid Kubacki
19 March   2022 HS235   Stefan Kraft   Žiga Jelar   Timi Zajc
20 March     Timi Zajc   Piotr Żyła   Stefan Kraft

Hill record

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List of all hill and world records set on this hill (both official and invalid record distances with fall or touch).

No. Date Length
HT 2 February 1950     Heini Klopfer 90.0 m (295 ft)  
HT 2 February 1950     Sepp Weiler 110.0 m (361 ft)  
HT 2 February 1950     Sepp Weiler 115.0 m (377 ft)  
#47 28 February 1950     Willi Gantschnigg   124.0 m (408 ft)  
DQ 2 March 1950     Hans Eder 130.0 m (427 ft)  
F 2 March 1950     Willi Gantschnigg 130.0 m (427 ft)  
#48 2 March 1950     Sepp Weiler   127.0 m (417 ft)  
#49 3 March 1950     Andreas Däscher   130.0 m (427 ft)  
#50 3 March 1950     Dan Netzell   135.0 m (443 ft)  
#51 2 March 1951     Tauno Luiro   139.0 m (456 ft)  
F 23 March 1958     Max Bolkart 139.0 m (456 ft)  
#52 24 February 1961     Jože Šlibar   141.0 m (463 ft)  
F 25 February 1961     Wolfgang Happle 145.0 m (476 ft)  
#54 15 February 1964     Kjell Sjöberg   141.0 m (463 ft)  
#55 15 February 1964     Dalibor Motejlek   142.0 m (466 ft)  
#56 16 February 1964     Nilo Zandanel   144.0 m (472 ft)  
#60 10 February 1967     Lars Grini   147.0 m (482 ft)  
#61 10 February 1967     Kjell Sjöberg   148.0 m (486 ft)  
#62 11 February 1967     Lars Grini   150.0 m (492 ft)  
HR 8 March 1973     Walter Schwabl 151.0 m (495 ft)  
HR 8 March 1973     Rudi Wanner 158.0 m (518 ft)  
HR 8 March 1973     Heinz Wosipiwo 161.0 m (528 ft)  
HR 8 March 1973     Walter Schwabl 162.0 m (531 ft)  
F 8 March 1973     Jochen Danneberg 166.0 m (545 ft)  
F 8 March 1973     Takao Itō 176.0 m (577 ft)  
F 9 March 1973     Walter Steiner 175.0 m (574 ft)  
#69 9 March 1973     Heinz Wosipiwo   169.0 m (554 ft)  
F 11 March 1973     Walter Steiner 179.0 m (587 ft)  
#71 4 March 1976     Geir Ove Berg   173.0 m (568 ft)  
#72 5 March 1976     Anton Innauer   174.0 m (571 ft)  
No. Date Length
#73 5 March 1976     Falko Weißpflog   174.0 m (571 ft)  
#74 7 March 1976     Anton Innauer   176.0 m (577 ft)  
#77 26 February 1981     Armin Kogler   180.0 m (591 ft)  
#79 16 March 1984     Matti Nykänen   182.0 m (597 ft)  
#80 16 March 1984     Matti Nykänen   182.0 m (597 ft)  
#81 17 March 1984     Matti Nykänen   185.0 m (607 ft)  
HR 24 January 1992     Andreas Felder 188.0 m (617 ft)  
HR 23 February 1995     Nicolas Jean-Prost 193.0 m (633 ft)  
FH 25 February 1995     Andreas Goldberger 196.0 m (643 ft)  
FH 26 February 1995     Andreas Goldberger 196.0 m (643 ft)  
HR 22 January 1998     Dieter Thoma 197.0 m (646 ft)  
HR 23 January 1998     Lasse Ottesen 200.0 m (656 ft)  
HR 23 January 1998     Stefan Horngacher 200.5 m (658 ft)  
HR 23 January 1998     Sven Hannawald 202.0 m (663 ft)  
HR 25 January 1998     Lasse Ottesen 202.0 m (663 ft)  
HR 25 January 1998     Sven Hannawald 205.0 m (673 ft)  
HR 25 January 1998     Dieter Thoma 207.0 m (679 ft)  
HR 25 January 1998     Dieter Thoma 209.0 m (686 ft)  
HR 1 March 2001     Andreas Widhölzl 211.0 m (692 ft)  
HR 1 March 2001     Andreas Widhölzl 216.0 m (709 ft)  
FH 2 March 2001     Veli-Matti Lindström 218.0 m (715 ft)  
HR 7 February 2004     Roar Ljøkelsøy 223.0 m (732 ft)  
HR 14 February 2009     Harri Olli 225.5 m (740 ft)  
FH 30 January 2010     Robert Kranjec 226.0 m (741 ft)  
FH 19 February 2012     Peter Prevc 225.5 m (740 ft)  
HR 3 February 2017     Stefan Kraft 229.0 m (751 ft)  
HR 4 February 2017     Andreas Wellinger 234.5 m (769 ft)  
HR 5 February 2017     Andreas Wellinger 238.0 m (781 ft)  
HR 19 January 2018     Daniel-André Tande 238.5 m (782 ft)  
HR 20 March 2022     Domen Prevc 242.5 m (796 ft)  

 Invalid. Fall at hill record distance. 
 Invalid. Fall at world record distance. 
 Disqualified. At world record distance. 

Note

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  1. ^ 3 March 1950: According to official German radio report cited in Ljudska pravica (slovenian newspaper), jumps were following in that order: first Andreas Däscher (130 m), then Dan Netzell (135 m) and after both of them Sepp Weiler (133 m).

References

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  1. ^ "Heini Klopfer, Visionär in Sachen Schanzenbau" (in German). Archived from the original on 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Wenn er da runter fliegt" (in German). Der Spiegel. 26 October 1949.
  3. ^ "Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Geschichte" (in German). skiflugschanze-oberstdorf.de. 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Šved Netzel skočil 128 metrov (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 6 March 1950.
  5. ^ "Tekmovanje v Oberstdorfu je končano (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 7 March 1950.
  6. ^ "Abschluß in Oberstdorf (page 8)" (in German). Die Weltpresse. 6 March 1950.
  7. ^ "V Oberstdorfu je šlo 135 metrov daleč (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 4 March 1950.
  8. ^ "Neue Weltrekord Marke: 127 Meter (page 4)" (in German). Die Weltpresse. 3 March 1950.
  9. ^ "135 m dolg smučarski skok je dosegel šved Netzl (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 4 March 1950.
  10. ^ "Der letzte Schrei: 135 Meter! (page 17, column 4)" (in German). Weltpresse. 4 March 1950.
  11. ^ "Rudi Finžgar skače v Oberstdorfu (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 1 March 1951.
  12. ^ "V Oberstdorfu so začeli s poleti (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 2 March 1951.
  13. ^ "132 metrov daleč je poletel s smučmi v Oberstdorfu (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 2 March 1951.
  14. ^ "Finec Luiro skočil 139, Finžgar pa 120 m (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 3 March 1951.
  15. ^ "Nov rekord v Oberstdorfu (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 3 March 1951.
  16. ^ "Jugoslovanski predstavnik zasluži vso pozornost (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 4 March 1951.
  17. ^ "Smuški poleti v Oberstdorfu so končani (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 5 March 1951.
  18. ^ "Teden poletov v Oberstdorfu (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 3 March 1952.
  19. ^ "Prvi dan: Zidar pred Finžgarjem (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 27 February 1955.
  20. ^ "Poleti v Oberstdorfu so končani (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 February 1955.
  21. ^ "Prvi dan v Oberstdorfu (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 22 March 1958.
  22. ^ "V Oberstdorfu – manj napeto (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 23 March 1958.
  23. ^ "Pri 139 padel – Bolkart (page 8)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 24 March 1958.
  24. ^ "Šlibar – naš rekorder – 131 m (page 3)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 February 1961.
  25. ^ "Nov svetovni rekord – 141 metrov – Jožeta Šlibarja! (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 February 1961.
  26. ^ "Svetovni rekord – 141 metrov – Šlibarjev! (page 3)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 February 1961.
  27. ^ "Jože Šlibar is talking about his world record" (in Slovenian). YouTube. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Leodolter vodi pred Recknaglom (page 18)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 26 February 1961.
  29. ^ "Recknagel zasluženo pred vsemi, toda... (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 27 February 1961.
  30. ^ "42 skakalcev in 43 držav na startu (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 February 1964.
  31. ^ "Sjöberg izenačil Šlibarjev svetovni rekord (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 15 February 1964.
  32. ^ "Motejlek nasledil Šlibarja (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 February 1964.
  33. ^ "Zandanelu rekord, Sjöbergu zmago (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 February 1964.
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